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US 12,334,280 B2Granted
Keyboards for electronic devices with keys having integrated speakers
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsAbhishek Srivastav, Smit Kapila, Prakash Kurma Raju, Sumod Cherukkate, Vijith Halestoph R, Srikanth Potluri
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Abstract
Keyboards for electronic devices with keys having integrated speakers are disclosed herein. An example keyboard includes a key having a key cap and a speaker coupled to the key cap. The speaker is disposed in or at least partially covered by the key cap.
Claims20
A keyboard for an electronic device, the keyboard comprising:
- a key including:
- a key cap having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, the key cap having openings extending through the key cap between the top side and the bottom side to enable sound waves to penetrate through the key cap;
- a speaker at least one of in or at least partially covered by the key cap;
- and
- an electrical connection coupled to the speaker, the electrical connection extending through a notch in the key cap.
2 more elements
An electronic device comprising:
- a base having a top cover and a bottom cover;
- and
- a keyboard on the top cover of the base, the keyboard including:
- a key cap;
- a speaker carried by the base, the speaker between the key cap and the bottom cover such that the speaker is at least partially covered by the key cap, the key cap moveable relative to the speaker;
- and
- an electrical connection coupled to the speaker, the key cap having a notch to receive the electrical connection.
4 more elements
A key for a keyboard on an electronic device, the key comprising:
- a key cap having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, a recess or cavity formed in the bottom side of the key cap, openings extending through the key cap between the top side and the bottom side to enable sound waves to penetrate through the key cap;
- and
- a speaker in the recess or cavity, the bottom side of the key cap having a notch to accommodate an electrical connection coupled to the speaker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.